-Stunning...As you watch Lizzie navigate fraught relationships --
with food, men, girlfriends, her parents and even with herself --
you'll want to grab a friend and say: 'Whoa. This. Exactly.'-
--Washington Post -A hilarious, heartbreaking book.- --People Named
one of the best books of the year by NPR, The Atlantic, Time Out
New York, and The Globe and MailGrowing up in the suburban hell of
Misery Saga (a.k.a. Mississauga), Lizzie has never liked the way
she looks--even though her best friend Mel says she's the pretty
one. She starts dating guys online, but she's afraid to send
pictures, even when her skinny friend China does her makeup: she
knows no one would want her if they could really see her. So she
starts to lose. With punishing drive, she counts almonds consumed,
miles logged, pounds dropped. She fights her way into coveted
dresses. She grows up and gets thin, navigating double-edged
validation from her mother, her friends, her husband, her
reflection in the mirror. But no matter how much she loses, will
she ever see herself as anything other than a fat girl? In her
brilliant, hilarious, and at times shocking debut, Mona Awad
simultaneously skewers the body image-obsessed culture that tells
women they have no value outside their physical appearance, and
delivers a tender and moving depiction of a lovably difficult young
woman whose life is hijacked by her struggle to conform. As
caustically funny as it is heartbreaking, 13 Ways of Looking at a
Fat Girl introduces a vital new voice in fiction. FINALIST FOR THE
GILLER PRIZE WINNER OF THE AMAZON CANADA FIRST NOVEL AWARD NAMED
ONE OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF 2016 BY ELLE, BUSTLE, AND THE
GLOBE AND MAIL NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE MONTH BY THE
HUFFINGTON POST, BUSTLE AND BOOKRIOT FINALIST FOR THE COLORADO BOOK
AWARD FOR LITERARY FICTION
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
